[biztech-discussion] Re: New twist to pro-offshoring arguments
- From: "Roberta Wilson" <bertaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:01:05 -0700
Knowing about "the other" in order to work with them, unionize with them,
etc., is worthwhile. To get to know "the other" in order to study them like
corporations study the competition is troubling. Asking ourselves--why do
other countries focus on educating their young people, while we focus on
empire building is a question worth asking. This article represents typical
capitalist propaganda anyway--they define the terms, and then we battle each
other to try to fit into their model: hard working, non-questioning, etc. I
worked 14 hours a day through my high-tech career. So, did thousands of my
co-workers. We worked hard. We worked smart. We worked creatively. We got a
piece of the pie, but we had to ignore our families and our communities and
our democracy. Look what it got us.
Roberta
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Andreas is right. We have known for some time that the quality of education
in many, many countries is higher than in the U.S. public system. The
motivation plus skill level of East Indians is enormous. In India, once they
got rid of
the official caste system, it unleashed powerful forces of heretofore
repressed populations of dynamic individuals, especially women, rearing to
go. You
just don't see that here, at least not this decade -- except among immigrant
populations.
Read the article, ya'll!
A smart thing to do would be for the Union membership to become as educated
as it can be about the countries and populations that are taking on
offshored
work. We cannot make the mistake of not knowing "the other." It's one of
the
big failures of U.S. policy in other areas, and we can't afford to be
ignorant
about other countries and cultures.
If Arnold needs to save money now by offshoring State work, it may come back
to haunt him. I'll bet his top financial advisors are making it seem like
it's
THE thing to do, too.
Lisa
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